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Nevertheless, Sunday is generally accepted to be the day of rest. Most masters turn a blind eye if you slip away Saturday evening as long as you are back and ready for work at dawn on Monday. After a long day of work one Saturday, you decide to slip away for the night. You want to visit your wife and children, who are owned by Carter Burwell at Carter's Grove, some eight miles away. What route will you take?
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You're
a slave at the Thompson household in Williamsburg. You wish you had the
freedom to travel and see more of the world. But, as a slave, you cannot even
leave your master's house without permission. 
